Edgar Holt
Edgar Holt went 18–4–1 as a head coach, 1901–1902, at Illinois. Share
- Record
- 18–4–1 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1902 10–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Illinois | 8–2 | 4th | |||
| 1902 | Illinois | 10–2–1 | 4th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 9 | 7–1–1 | 83% |
| Conference games | 12 | 8–4 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 3 | 0–2–1 | 17% |
| At home | 15 | 13–2 | 87% |
| On the road | 8 | 5–2–1 | 69% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 18 | 15–2–1 | 86% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 5 | 3–2 | 60% |
His own 23 games on file, 1901–1902, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Indianaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Washington St. Louisseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Iowaseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Purdueseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Englewood Highseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Northwesternseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Chicagoseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 2 | 0–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Princeton | Assistant coach | |
| 1900 | Illinois | Assistant coach | |
| 1901–02 | Illinois | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Fred SmithIllinois
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Smith | Illinois | 1900 | Assistant coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.